St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-15
STATEHOOD FOR DAKOTA.
4 Great Event Takes Place To-Day in
the History Of the Big Ter
rit0ry.
A Convention Of Representative Hen
Demanding Admission to
the Union.
Notables Now Present at Aberdeen
Republicans and Democrats in
Harmony.
Special 10 the Globe.

Special 10 the Globe.
ABERDEEN, OAK, c.,i4.-Ordina-
rily the night proceedings at the open
ing of a Dakota convention are filled
with excitement. There is generally
wire-pulling, caucusing and Scheming.
There was nothing of the kind tonight.
The hotel Hobbies are filled with dele
gates to the admission convention, all
in good humor. All are practically of
one mind, and all DESTROYS of doing their
best to secure the early admission of
Dakota to the Union. There is nothing
to quarrel over: consequently no strife.
This mornings train from
the north brought in a
large number of delegates. including
NJ. II. Jewell. editor of the Bismarck
Tribune, and W. f. Dodge, of Fargo.
Other Northern delegations will arrive
tomorrow morning. Those here thus
far express themselves as having no
fish to fry. They want the best of re-
suits to come from the meeting. AS the
people of their section are
SOLID FOR ONE STATE
they seem to think if policy to select a
chairman from the Southern counties.
If the Northern delegates who arrive in
the morning entertain similar views
both the temporary and permanent
chairman will be from the South. If.
however. the Northern members ask for
either position one will be conceded to
them. The probabilities are that neither
will be asked for by them and that C..
III. Preston, Mitchell, will be made tenn
pOrary chairman, and George Rice. of
Flandrau, permanent chairman. The
IDIn 90, 81, -
ion that there is but one course for the
convention to pursue-that is to draft a
plain memOr ial asking congress to adj
NIT Dakota as one state Immediately.
There will be nothing in this to excite
any debate or i'll feeling. At an in
formal caucus this evening, several
drafts of memorial were considered.
but the wording will be all
that will be debated to any
extent. There is considerable discussion
as to the size of the committee proposed
to be sent to Washington. All agree
that the smaller it is the better, al
though justice should be done the sew
eral localities and each of the two par
ties. The plan, which seems to meet
general favor. is to make an executive
committee of twO-One Republican and
one Democrat-at each of the six
judicial districts and three from the
territory at large, and vest this commit
mittee with power to keep two or three
of their members at Washington so long
as necessary. Minnehaha county has
the largest delegation upon the ground,
about dozen being from there. From
all the other Southern counties there
are from one to five delegates. There
are now about $50 delegates here.
THE MORNING ARRIVALS
will make fully 300 and nearly every
county North and South will be repre-
scented. No delegates from the Black
Hills have yet arrived, although they
are expected tomorrow. The political
complexion of the convention is differ
ent from any previously held in the ter
ritOry-abOut half Republican, half
Democratic. Many of the men are
farmers and heretofore unknown in Da-
kOta politics. There are some faces,
however, which have been seen at pre-
viOus conventions, among these E. &.
Wright. c. II. Winsor. of Sioux Falls;
Col. Thompson, of Bismarck; j:
ID. Lawler, of Mitchell, and
ex-Gov: Pennington, of Yank-
ton. There is a small fight
committee to go TO Washington. John
son is close friend of Congressman
Springer. His friends urge for this rea-
son that he could help more. Maj. Bar
rett is opposing him upon the ground
that he is in bad odor in the territory,
and his name would hurt the enterprise
among the Suuth-nOw disunionists. but
who would otherwise accept the work
of the convention. The convention will
be called at noon tomorrow in the opera
house, and after electing temporary
chairman and appointing committees,
will adjourn to 8 o'clock in the after
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